MUSIC FUN Week beginning JULY 1

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys & Girls,

I've decided not to continue with my blog--at least not right now, and not in its present form.

ellenjanesmusic has been my pleasure, privilege, responsibility, worthy endeavor, addiction -- and a lot of work!

This week's nature encounter, this elegant Great Egret, just above my backyard!

What began in early 2010 as an email to about 40 or 50 friends (taking up where my late friend Johnnie Jean left off, and greatly inspired by her), alerting them to weekend, and then the entire week's music in Marin, along with "my musings" about life  -- morphed into my website, a complete Marin County music calendar, and a platform for my messages.

By mid-2010 I was sending to over 100 people, and now it's over 1,000--only those I have met in person.  I continually prune my list to stay at that number so I don't have to pay a service -- and then each weekend I meet and add more interested folks.

I get about 6,000 hits on the website each month -- so I know I've been relevant for many of you!

In 2011 I got my domain name, and in January 2012 began to post to my "new" website.

I've continued to confide in you, using you as a sounding board about my life, sharing news about my trials with my dear brother, my joys as a proud mother, and many of the ups and downs--the turmoils and the triumphs--that we share in the human experience.  It's been fun to do all the Birthday Shout-outs, and Full Moons (tonight 7:20pm), and significant calendar events. 

But mostly my aim has been to encourage and promote MUSIC and MUSICIANS for our continued dancing and listening pleasure.

You can continue to use the website, as all the Venues I list are websites.  It's just that now you have to do the work.  And my June 8 blog post of Summer Series & Festivals is still relevant, so you can keep referring back to it. 

I've met so many wonderful people through this endeavor, and hope to continue to see you out enjoying yourselves.  I will continue to communicate, but perhaps not weekly.  For now ... there's a Mark Your Calendars section, and list of Venues with links.  Please bookmark my site if you haven't already.  

I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!!  

Ellen Jane ♫♪

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www.ellenjanesmusic.com

Marin Music Summer Series & Festivals 2015

Marin Music Summer Series & Festivals 2015

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Celebrating my Birthday Month in style!

NO COVER for these concerts!  Please TIP the Musicians!

Venues listed are all LINKS to websites for further schedule detail.

Weekends

June 13 & 14, Sat. & Sun. (both Novato & Fairfax festivals):

Novato Festival of Art, Wine & Music [Sat. 10-7, Sun. 10-6]

Fairfax Festival  [Sat. & Sun. 11-6; Parade Sat. 10am]

San Anselmo Art & Wine Festival  [June 27 & 28, Sat. & Sun. 10am-6pm--music 12-6] 

Fridays

Northgate Concerts Under the Oak June 5-Aug. 14 (Fri. 6-8pm) (3 shows:  Foreverland [Michael Jackson] 6/5; Blues Burners 7/17; Boys of Summer  [Eagles] 8/14)

Pacheco Plaza Summer Music June 26-Aug. 28 (Fri. 6-9pm) (3 shows:  Edward Cambon & Candela 6/26; R&B Allstars w/ Elena Keating 7/24; Zulu Spear 8/28)

Tam Valley Creekside Fridays June 19-Aug. 14 (Fridays 5:30 [music 6:30]-8pm) (9 weeks, begins w/ The 85’s, then Mojo Rising, then 7 more weeks including Van Animals, Revolver)

Marinwood Music in the Park June 26-Aug. 21 (Fridays 6-8pm) (5 weeks: Go By Ocean, Con Brio, Soft White Sixties, Felsen, TBA)

Gabrielson Park Jazz & Blues By the Bay June 5-Aug. 23 (Fridays 6:30-8pm) (13 weeks)

Thursdays

Marin Art & Garden Center Summer Concerts June 25-Aug. 13 (Thursdays 5-7pm) (7 weeks: Mojo Rising; Lorin Rowan Band; Adam Theis MOBtet; AttaKid; Ring of Fire; Schrammtastics; One Grass Two Grass; Highway Poets)

Sundays

Belvedere Concerts in the Park June 21-Sept. 6 (Sun. 4pm) (4 weeks: Foreverland 6/21; Silver Moon 7/19; Sonoma Co. Philarmonic 8/16; Fundamentals 9/6)

Corte Madera Town Center June 7-Sept. 27 (Sun. 2-4pm) (17 weeks, includes James Moseley Band 6/14, Z and the Benders 7/5, Audrey Shimkas  8/2 …)

Corte Madera Piccolo Pavilion Concerts June 14-Aug. 30 (Sun. 5-6:30pm) (12 weeks, includes Matt Jaffe, Dirty Cello, Mojo Rising 7/26, Tim Hockenberry Trio 8/30)

Mill Valley Concerts in the Plaza August 2-23 (Sun. 2-4 or 4:30pm) (4 weeks, 8 acts including Lorin Rowan, Linda Imperial, Swing Fever)

San Anselmo Music in Creek Park August 2-30 (5 Sundays 3-6pm, includes Royal Jelly Jive, REVOLVER, Todos Santos, Lorin Rowan Progressive Americana, West Grand Blvd.) 

Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays

Montgomery Village, Santa Rosa: [OK, not Marin, but lots here for you Sonoma Co. folks!]

Thursdays

Concerts Under the Stars (May 28-Oct. 8: Thurs. 5:30-8pm, Village Court).

Saturdays

Rockin’ Concerts (May 23-Oct. 10: Sat. noon-3pm, Village Court).

Sundays

Sunday Concerts at the Terrace (May 17-Oct. 11: Sun. 1-4pm).

Weekends

Angel Island Cantina (June 6- Aug. 30: Sat. & Sun. 2-4:30pm) (26 musical events— Americana, country, bluegrass, blues, rockabilly, rock).

6-weeks-long, June 12-July 24

San Rafael Rocks – Art of Rock Legends at Art Works Downtown; Art, Film, and Music Festival to Benefit Drawbridge and CFI, and Celebrate Jerry Garcia & 50 Years of GD.  Preview Party June 12, 5-8pm.  The Grateful Dead Movie at Smith Rafael Film Center--July 7.  Block Party--July 11.

These charge admission:

Saturdays

Osher Marin JCC Summer Nights Concerts July 11-Aug. 8 (Sat. 6:30pm) (5 weeks: Hot Buttered Rum, Hapa, Lady Crooners, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, Plena Libre).

San Anselmo Creek Park, Sat. July 11, 6-9pm  Beatle in the Park with the Liddypudlians (not--lists Joe Bagale & Friends).  Sing-along.  $5 (child)-$15 (adult).  

Wednesday-Sunday

Marin County Fair July 1-5, Wed.–Sun. (5 days: includes Kansas, Marshall Tucker Band, Pablo Cruise, Judy Collins, Aaron Neville)

Weekend

Italian Street Painting Festival June 27 & 28, $5-10 “Carnevale di Venezia” (includes Lorin Rowan, Bautista, Moonalice, Beso Negro)

Sunday

Great American Blues & BBQ Festival, July 19, Downtown San Rafael (4^th St.from A to Lootens) 11am-6pm, $10:  Austin DeLone Little Big Band with Eric McCann, Jimmy Dillon, Paul Revelli, Keith Crossan.  Also Special Guests Roy Rogers, Nick Gravenites, Sugar Pie DeSanto, The Delta Wires.